Hello all,I’m now making my pocket doors between my master bedroom and my walk through bathroom.My question is should I make the door hinges out of level so that the double doors will open automatically or leave them level?If I leave them level I will have to tie the doors open, and tie the doors shut.If I leave the doors auto open I only have to latch them closed even when underway.In my thoughts I think I should leave the doors level, to open or close equally.I will be done with this in the next couple of days so I will try to post pictures of what I did.comments?

Ed I made my pocket doors using a simple sheet of plywood and mounted it using an extended drawer slide at the top and bottom. You can see part of it while it was being built at this link. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. The door stays open almost all the time except when using the toilet and when we travel, we latch it using a brass slide bolt. It slides open and closed very easy and doesn't take up as much space as a home type pocket door.

Ace , I will be doing something similar, but I didn't get anything done this week.(in the bus)I did get to see for the first tme what my pickup looks like on a flat bed tow truck.The water pump went with no warning and I lost power steering and breaks, the shaft broke and the belt wrapped up everything.So between the Geo last week and the water pump this week, I'm missing my bus.One good thing was I got to try my towing program that I got when I bought my bus.The guy said " I never saw a plan with such a hi amount". I told him rehook it and lets go to Orlando, FL.

Ed I made my pocket doors using a simple sheet of plywood and mounted it using an extended drawer slide at the top and bottom. You can see part of it while it was being built at this link. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. The door stays open almost all the time except when using the toilet and when we travel, we latch it using a brass slide bolt. It slides open and closed very easy and doesn't take up as much space as a home type pocket door.

I am trying to follow what Ed wants to do, but I am totally confused as to how you use 'hinges' on pocket doors! What homes use is an upper rail with wheel brackets that attach to the sliding door. What Ace and I have done is put a drawer slide at the bottom of a 3/4" piece of plywood (door), so the door moves on the slide. What I also had to do was put a sliding door rail with the wheel brackets on top to support the door when it closes. To clarify, what I have is the upper home-style rail and wheel brackets for a pocket door, but am using a 3/4" piece of oak plywood for the door, with a drawer slide at the bottom to keep the door on track. The doors stay closed when underway by using home flip latches that normally are used on front/rear doors as an extra lock for security.

I use two 3/4" door slides that come together at the center to close off the rear bedroom from the bathroom, and another 3/4" door slide to close off the bathroom from the kitchen. The system works great, you just have to be sure to secure the doors before you drive off or you will ruin the drawer slide if the doors fly open past the stop!

I am trying to follow what Ed wants to do, but I am totally confused as to how you use 'hinges' on pocket doors! What Ace and I have done is put a drawer slide at the bottom

I use two 3/4" door slides that come together at the center to close off the rear bedroom from the bathroom, and another 3/4" door slide to close off the bathroom from the kitchen. The system works great, you just have to be sure to secure the doors before you drive off or you will ruin the drawer slide if the doors fly open past the stop!

--Geoff

>>Geoff,Hinges’ was the wrong word. I am doing something very similar to what you and Ace have done only instead of putting the slides on the top & bottom; I want to put them on the walls.I have drawer slides like the heavy duty ones on large toolboxes; I want to mount them the same as on a toolbox.That is why if I put them out of level the doors will close automatically.Yes I know I will see the slide mechanisms when the doors are closed, but that will only be when using the porcelain throne, and only from the bathroom side.

Sorry Ed but I'm still a little confused as to what your wanting to do too with the slides on the walls!

Ace

Sounds to me like he is planning on putting them on the side of the door instead of top or bottom.

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Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body. But rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, a good Reisling in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming: WOO HOO, what a ride

Sorry Ed but I'm still a little confused as to what your wanting to do too with the slides on the walls!

Ace

>>Ok guys sorry for the confusion, I did a mock up of what I'm talking about, here's the pictures=

In the second picture the slide angle is exaggerated, but you can see how the door would stay open, also if I did it this way the gap at the ceiling in pictur#4 wouldn’t be so severe.Picture 3 is in the open position.

I use velcro on back edge of door, with other half on back of pocket. Holds quite well on road, but don't use too much as the jiggling going down the road makes it grip tighter. Sometimes rather hard to pull loose after a few hundred miles.

There are some neat latches in the RV market for fastening door closed, but are made for doors about an inch and a half thick. The little bar that you turn to latch is inset flush with door surface and they have a little pull-tab that flips out from edge of door to pull it out of pocket. Would probably have to build a hollow-core door to use them.

I used 3/4" birch hanging it the same way you would in your home. purchased a kit from HD. This way you can adjust it needed. found a 1/2" latch with lots of looking. the pull type that pulls out (hook). adjusted the plastic guard rails on the bottom snug so it will not close going down the road.

With all due respect, Not real crazy about the slides showing the way they do! I would think it would look a lot nicer if they weren't seen! Sorry but that's just MY opinion and I'm sure they will work just right for you!